Tag: School of Forest Resources and Conservation

UF/IFAS Researchers: Robots May Run Future Farms

by Brad Buck
February 13, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Agriculture, one of the world’s oldest vocations, is also one that continues to reinvent itself with new technology. From the introduction of the steel plow to automated tractors to modern fertilizer applications, technology ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management
Tags: #AI, Agricultultural And Biological Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Farming, Frank Asche, Future, Institute For Sustainable Food Systems, Robots, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Senthold Asseng, Technology

UF/IFAS CALS Alumni Earn Leadership Positions with the Society of American Foresters

by Dana Edwards
February 11, 2019

By Kim Scotto and Dana Edwards GAINESVILLE, Fla. – After becoming involved with the Society of American Foresters (SAF) as students at the University of Florida, two alumni of the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) will ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation

UF/IFAS to Help Educate Public About Prescribed Fires

by Brad Buck
January 10, 2019

By Kim Scotto GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida’s Flatwoods Fire and Nature Festival is set to ignite on Jan. 26 with prescribed fire demonstrations, fire ecology tours, live wildlife, live music, food trucks, interactive educational ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Austin Cary Forest, Chris Demers, Ecology, Flatwoods Fire And Nature Festival, Prescribed Fires, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation

UF/IFAS Environmental Researcher Honored for Leadership in Field

by Brad Buck
December 18, 2018

By Kim Scotto GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A University of Florida professor and associate director of the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ School of Forest Resources and Conservation has been recognized by the North American Association ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Martha Monroe, News, North American Association For Environmental Education, Outstanding Contributions To Research In Environmental Education Award, Research, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation

UF Names New Coordinator for Florida Project Learning Tree

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 1, 2018

By Kim Scotto GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation welcomes a new coordinator for a program that uses the forest as a window on the world for educators. Jessica Ireland ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Florida Project Learning Tree, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, UF/IFAS

UF Student Helps Design Corn Maze at Local Farm

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 17, 2018

By Kim Scotto PLANT CITY, Fla. – Farmers and ranchers across Florida are fighting lack of consumer education on food systems by opening their properties to the public in a practice called agritourism. Agritourism allows non-farming folks ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, EVENTS, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Corn Maze, Geomatics, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, UF/IFAS

UF/IFAS-Developed $50 Device May Help Multibillion Forest Industry

by Brad Buck
October 15, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- By developing a simple, $50 trap, University of Florida scientists can gather spores from a pathogen of pine trees and hopefully help prevent diseases from causing more harm to the multibillion-a-year forest industry. Millions ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Pine Trees, Pitch Canker, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Tania Quesada, Trap

UF/IFAS Forestry Students Volunteer to Remove Tree Damage in Tallahassee After Hurricane Michael

by Dana Edwards
October 11, 2018

After Hurricane Michael left the panhandle Wednesday, University of Florida student Ryan Krammes began reaching out to friends to see how he could help their families in the aftermath. Krammes learned his roommate’s family in Tallahassee ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, HOME LANDSCAPES, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, Hurricane Michael, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation

UF/IFAS Forestry Student to Study Beetles during UN Internship

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 10, 2018

By Kim Scotto GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A University of Florida IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences doctoral student, who is passionate about solving problems in forest health on a global scale, will spend three months as an intern with ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Forests, Invasive Species, NATURAL RESOURCES, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, UF/IFAS, UN, United Nations

Crayfish Personalities May Be Key to Understanding Water Ecosystems

by Brad Buck
September 27, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Just like people come in different personalities, animals vary in their behavior. For example, some crayfish can be shier while others are bolder, a University of Florida scientist says. While crayfish are known as those ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Ecosystems, Food Web, Fresh Water, Lindsey Reisinger, National Science Foundation, News, Program In Fisheries And Aquatics Sciences, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation

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